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Lieutenant of Inishmore, The

From Martin McDonagh, creator of The Beauty Queen of Leenane and In Bruges, comes this gruesomely absurd (and absurdly gruesome) comedy of Irish Republicanism, rural isolation and the love people have for their pets. Read more …

When Padraic, a notoriously unstable one-man terrorist group, hears that his beloved cat is ill, he heads straight back to the small island he calls home.

But things are about to get very complicated indeed for the self-styled Lieutenant of Inishmore...

The critical consensus

We are offered a truly comic meditation on the crazed fallout of international politics.

****(*)Andrew Latimer, TV Bomb, 22/04/2012

It's a credit to director Mark Thomson that he's putting such essential work into the Lyceum repertoire where other theatres might fear to tread, and his production captures the full ridiculousness of McDonagh's vision.

****(*)Neil Cooper, The Herald, 23/04/2012

With a play like this, which has little emotional substance and relies almost entirely on being hilarious to get it through the evening, you’ve got be superhumanly, side-splittingly funny. This production isn’t.

***(*)(*)The Scotsman, 23/04/2012

Bloodiness abounds in this laboured production of Martin McDonagh’s comic and absurdist take on rural Irish republicanism. There is enough in the production to bring out McDonagh’s comedy, but not enough to stop the script from appearing obvious.

Thom Dibdin, The Stage, 23/04/2012

The Lieutenant of Inishmore is a bold and often hilarious production, pulling no punches as it amuses and entertains throughout.

****(*)Keith D, The Edinburgh Reporter, 23/04/2012

A comedy about republicanism, terrorists, and dead cats that’s more fun than it sounds.

***(*)(*)Laura Ennor, The List, 25/04/2012

This is a fine and entertaining evening’s theatre; not pretty, but furiously funny, and to the bloody point.

****(*)Joyce McMillan, 26/04/2012

Bloody good fun, even if occasionally the laughter feels a touch uneasy.

Robert Dawson Scott, STV, 26/04/2012


Features about Lieutenant of Inishmore, The

Love/Hate star makes Edinburgh debut in The Lieutenant of Inishmore at Royal Lyceum

The Scotsman, 12/04/2012

Where and when?

Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh from Friday April 20, 2012, until Saturday May 12, 2012. More info: www.lyceum.org.uk

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